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Contents
Chapter 1
About the Training Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2
Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installation overview . . . . . . . . .
Install and configure CentOS Linux .
Install the application . . . . . . . . .
Configure media storage . . . . . . .
Startup options . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configure the software . . . . . . . .
Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configure the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Troubleshooting & support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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About the Training Edition
1
The Training Editions of Flame, Flare, and Flame Assist can be used, free, to learn new features and workflows.
Limitations
■
A training version cannot be installed on a computer with a licenced version installed. To install a training version,
you must first uninstall the licenced version, and vice versa.
■
2015x2 Training Editions expire on 30 November, 2015.
■
Export is disabled. Hence the Wiretap Server and Wiretap Central are unavailable, Output Clip is disabled, Batch Write
File node is disabled, and while you can open the Export dialog box, the Export button is disabled.
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You cannot render using either Burn or Background Reactor.
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AJA and Blackmagic hardware is not supported.
■
AAC, MPEG 2, MPEG 4 and MP3 codecs are unavailable throughout the application, including for compressed
intermediates.
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Project collaboration between the Training Editions and licenced versions is disabled. This includes remote connection,
Wire and archives.
■
While the Training Editions can open setups and archives created in the licenced versions, the licenced versions cannot
open setups or archives created in the Training Editions.
■
The "CutOut" option from the Paint Save menu is unavailable.
■
A watermark is added to all viewports and to all rendered files (renders, cache, etc.).
More documentation
A complete list of all Autodesk Creative Finishing documentation is at the web page http://docs.autodesk.com/cf/index.html
For links to the installers and a list of known bugs, see the release notes.
User guides are the same as for the licenced versions of their corresponding products and are here:
■ Flame & Flare
■
Flame Assist
For details on what's new in this release see the What's New documents for 2015x2:
■ Flame & Flare
■
Flame Assist
System requirements:
■ Flame
1
■
Flame Assist
■
Flare
Upgrading to a licenced version
A licenced version cannot be installed on a system with a training version. To install a licenced version, you must uninstall
the Training Edition.
Before uninstalling, you must first delete every project you created from the installed training edition. When you delete
a project, all its associated clips and setups are deleted along with it.
1 At start-up, select the project to delete and click Edit.
2 In the Edit Project dialog, click Project Edit and select Delete Project.
3 Click Delete. Repeat for each project.
4 Follow the normal uninstall procedure for the application.
2 | Chapter 1 About the Training Edition
2
Linux
Installation overview
Prerequisites:
■ A Linux PC that meets the requirements at the Creative Finishing Documentation web page.
■
The Autodesk Training Edition installation packages.
■
CentOS installation ISOs, a DVD writer and two blank DVDs.
Overview of the procedure:
1 Install and configure CentOS Linux (page 3).
2 Install the application (page 5)
3 Configure media storage (page 6)
4 Start the software according to the Startup options (page 6) and Configure the software (page 8).
Install and configure CentOS Linux
Prepare the installation media
When you install Linux, you need to include some extra packages, collectively called the kickstart (KS) file.
The custom Autodesk DVD of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Autodesk hardware already contains the Autodesk
kickstart file. If you use a CentOS distro, you must add the kickstart file to the distribution. You do this by
running a script which takes the original CentOS ISO, adds the kickstart, and outputs the new ISO you use
to install Linux. For this you need:
■ A Linux PC with the contents of dist/kickstart/ from the Autodesk distribution. Instructions are in a
README file there.
■
The CentOS ISO files. It's a two DVD set.
■
A DVD burner and blank DVDs.
Procedure:
1 Run build_kickstart_cd. This adds the kickstart file to the ISO image of your Linux distribution DVD
or first CD. For example:
3
build_kickstart_cd CentOS6_kickstart.cfg Centos6.5.iso Centos6.5_KS.iso
2 Burn the updated ISO image to a DVD. You can use the stock DVD2.
Install CentOS
1 Set the PC to boot from the optical (DVD) drive. Typically when a machine boots up there is a prompt
to enter the boot menu. On an HP workstation, press F9. On a DELL, press F12.
2 Boot the PC from your new kickstart DVD ISO.
3 At the CentOS "Welcome" screen, you are presenting a number of options you can select with the
arrow keys. Choose "Install system with a basic video driver": and hit the tab key. This presents the
command line with the vmlinuz command and some parameters that will be used to install the OS,
for example:
vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img
To this command you must append the kickstart parameters linux ks=cdrom so that the whole command
looks like:
vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img linux ks=cdrom
Hit Enter to begin the installation. You'll be prompted to set some system settings like language and
time.
4 Optional: if the installation hangs it may be because the installer doesn't have an appropriate driver
for your video card. Try appending text to the vmlinuz command, e.g.:
vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img linux ks=cdrom text
This runs the installer in non-graphical text-only mode.
5 When you are prompted for the installation type, choose "Create Custom layout". This lets you manually
initialize the hard disc. Delete the default partition scheme and partition your hard drive according to
the following example:
Device
Size (MB)
Mount point
Type
sda1
200
/boot
ext4
sda2
For 2GB RAM, 4GB; for 2-8GB RAM, equal to the
RAM; greater than 8GB RAM, at least 4 GB swap.
sda3
Set to "use remaining space".
swap
/
ext4
Basic configuration
After booting into your new Linux installation:
1 By default the PC system time zone is set to EST. If you want to change it, do so before installation the
Autodesk application.
2 Change the default root password. Log into your system as root, using the default password password,
and in a terminal run the passwd command.
4 | Chapter 2 Linux
Disable OS updates
It is recommended to disable automatic OS updates. yumupdatesd, used in CentOS5 is not available in version
6.
1 Install and configure yum-cron: sudo yum install yum-cron.
2 The main configuration file is /etc/sysconfig/yum-cron. By default it will check for and install updates
daily. Set CHECK_ONLY=yes to check for downloads but not install them.
3 Set the MAILTO token to send notifications to yourself.
4 Save the config file and restart the service. It will be run according to settings in /etc/cron.daily,
/etc/anacrontab, and randomized $RANDOMWAIT in /etc/sysconfig/yum-cron.
Basic network configuration
The following is just an example and your settings will vary according to your network environment. Edit
the files below as root, the reboot with reboot.
■ /etc/hosts: add the static IP address and host name for your system. You can also use DHCP.
■
/etc/sysconfig/network: add your HOSTNAME and GATEWAY IP address.
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/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0: remove the line with GATEWAY token, at the IPADDR line,
replace the IP with your IP. Check the NETMASK IP value matches that of your network.
Install device drivers
■
In a terminal run init 3 to shut down the graphical environment and run in text mode. Install the
NVIDIA graphics driver. You can find out what NVIDIA card you have with lspci | grep -i nvidia.
■
For WACOM drivers, see the Linux Wacom Project on sourceforge.net.
Install the application
A training version cannot be installed on the same system as the licensed version.
1 In a terminal, as root, cd to the directory where you downloaded the installer files and run the
pre-installation script: ./INSTALL_FIRST. This changes some system settings.
2 Start the application installation by running the installer script which should look like
./INSTALL_PRODUCT, for example ./INSTALL_FLAME.
3 If you are upgrading from a previous version, earlier versions are detected. You are prompted to select
one of those versions. Click None for a clean installation, or select one of the previous versions if you
want to copy its custom resource and setup directories to the new version.
4 If changes are detected in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, you are prompted to configure this file. If you modify
xorg.conf, you are prompted to restart the X server. When the installation script completes, log out
of the Linux desktop and then log in again to restart the X server.
■ To keep the old configuration settings, when the file appears in xxdiff, in the Global menu, choose
Select Left, and then, in the File menu, choose Save as Right. If prompted to overwrite, click OK.
■
To use the new configuration file without adding the settings from the old configuration file, just
close the program.
This installs the application, as well as WiretapCentral, Wiretap Gateway, Backburner Server, Backburner
Manager, Backburner Media I/O Adapter.
Install the application | 5
Configure media storage
It is recommended to store media on a drive other than your system drive, ideally a direct attached storage
(DAS) device or a storage area network (SAN). You can store media on the system drive but performance will
not be as good, especially if it's in a partition on a mechanical hard disk.
Configure a standard filesystem as media storage:
1 Ensure the disk array or SAN storage is connected to your workstation and powered up, and that a
UNIX-compatible filesystem exists on the storage. For best performance, it is recommended to use a
filesystem known for high-performance media playback, such as XFS or SNFS.
2 In a terminal, as root. Stop Stone and Wire with /etc/init.d/stone+wire stop.
3 Create one or more Managed Media Cache directories:
■ If a mount point for your storage does not exist, create one, for example: mkdir -p /mnt/SAN1. Do
not use the reserved word “stonefs” as the name for your mount point directory. Mount the
filesystem to the newly-created directory. To mount it at boot, update /etc/fstab.
■
Create the Managed Media Cache directory on the mounted filesystem, in a directory named after
the workstation hostname. The Managed Media Cache directory should be named after the partition
name (by default, partition 7, or p7). For example, if the filesystem mount point is /mnt/SAN1, your
workstation hostname is adsk0, and the partition name is p7, type: mkdir -p /mnt/SAN1/adsk0/p7
■
Set the ownership for the directory to the root user. For example: chown -R root:users
/mnt/SAN1/adsk0/p7. Set permissions for the directory to be readable, writable, and searchable by
the owner and its group, and readable and searchable by all. For example: chmod -R 775
/mnt/SAN1/adsk0/p7
4 To make your application aware of the standard filesystem volumes, define the Managed Media Cache
of each volume as a partition in the Stone and Wire configuration file, and set its preferences in
/usr/discreet/sw/cfg/stone+wire.cfg. Update the keywords: Name, Path, Shared, and
SymlinkAcrossFilesystems.
5 If this is the first filesystem you are configuring for this workstation:
■ From /usr/discreet/sw/cfg/sw_framestore_map file get the FRAMESTORE value and use it to update
/usr/discreet/sw/cfg/sw_storage.cfg.
6 Restart Stone and Wire by typing: /etc/init.d/stone+wire restart.
7 Ensure the filesystem is mounted: /usr/discreet/sw/sw_df. Any project created in your application
after this point has the new standard filesystem partition as its primary partition. Any pre-existing
projects are unaffected by this setting and remain associated to their respective partitions.
Startup options
If you use the pen and tablet while the application is starting, the tablet will fail to initialise. Press
Shift+T+Insert to initialise the tablet if it does not function during a work session.
To start the application, double-click the application icon on the desktop. To start using a command line
option, open a terminal and type: <application_name> - <option>. Options are case-sensitive and can be
combined. Each option has a short form and a long form. The long form takes two hyphens.
The first time you start the software you'll have to click through a license agreement. Use the Project
Management menu to create a project and a user. You may be prompted to confirm the framestore
initialisation. Clicking yes does this and deletes all material on the framestore.
To start Lustre, log into the application’s Linux user account and double-click the Lustre icon on the desktop.
Start-up options
6 | Chapter 2 Linux
b Execute batch. E.g. execute-batch-setup=FILE.
B Prevent the broadcast monitor from blanking when an image viewer or Player is not displayed. The
broadcast monitor then displays the screen content that is displayed in the corresponding region. This is
hardware dependent and may not work on all hardware configurations. Long form:
video-broadcast-always-on.
c FILE Use a configuration file other than the default, where FILE is the name of the file. If not specified,
the application looks first for init.cfg, and if that is not found, it looks for flame.cfg, inferno.cfg, smoke.cfg,
or conform.cfg. Long form: config=FILE.
create-workspace Create workspace if specified or default workspace does not exist.
d Turn on debugging. Long form: debug
f FILE Use a custom menu file, FILE. For information on custom menus, see the application help. menu=FILE
F Force the application to install new fonts that you added to /usr/lib/DPS/outline/base (and /usr/lib/DPS/AFM,
if you have also installed the corresponding font metric file). init-install-font
help or ? To list all start-up options, use the h option.
H Specify the remote host name. Default is localhost. remote-host-name=STRING
J PROJECT Set the project that appears in the Project Management menu when you start the application.
If used with J, the application bypasses the Project Management menu. start-project=PROJECT.
local-start-user Start up with local user USER. Overrides U. --local-start-user=USER
L Disable writing to the .log file. The application keeps a log of your actions in a text file in your application
home directory. The log file is overwritten each time the application starts. log-off.
m Keep a copy when migrating projects from previous versions. --migrate-with-copy.
M Set the amount of memory assigned to frame buffering. This option overrides the default settings, or if
it has been uncommented, the value set by MemoryApplication in init.cfg. memory=MB
N Use Burn to execute batch setup. use-burn.
p <n> On multi-processor machines, start the application using less than the full array of processors, where
<n> is the number of processors to be used. Normally, the application uses all available processors. --cpu=n
red-frames Replace lost frames. Use with caution.
remote-start-user Start up with remote user USER. Overrides U.
usage Display a usage message.
U USER Start with user USER. If used with U, the application bypasses the Project Management menu.
Ignored if local-start-user or remote-start-user are set. --start-user=USER
W WORKSPACE start up with workspace WORKSPACE. Long form is start-workspace=WORKSPACE
Z Skip framestore sanity check. Long form is init-framestore-skipsanity
Command-line kill shortcuts
kf Kills Flame, Flint or Flare
ks Kills Smoke
Startup options | 7
Configure the software
Application setup can be done via the graphical setup utility which can be accessed from an icon on the
desktop. You can also configure the software by editing configuration files.
General
Video Device The video card used to connect to the VTR and broadcast monitor. Sets the video device
keyword in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.
Audio Device The device used for audio output. Sets the video device keyword in
/usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.
Reserved Application Memory The amount of memory allocated to frame buffers used by modules such
as the Player, Action, Input/Output clip. Sets the video MemoryApplication keyword in
/usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg. You can set this manually, or set it to Automatic. If set to
Automatic, the MemoryApplication keyword is commented out in init.cfg, and memory is allocated
according to the amount of system RAM:
■ 32GB or more: 33 per cent of RAM is allocated.
■
Less than 32GB: 50 per cent of RAM is allocated up to 4GB, or up to 3GB if less than 11.5GB RAM.
Network Panel Display The behaviour of the Network Panel. Show Mounted (default) displays only the
framestores known to be available. Show All displays all known framestores without checking their status.
Sets the NetworkPanelDisplay keyword in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.
Default Web Browser The browser used to browse the documentation and to view an archive's HTML tables
of contents. Set to open to use the default system browser. Sets the DefaultWebBrowser keyword in
/usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.
Archive Sets the destination directory. Its default value is /usr/discreet/archive. You can make the target
directory relative to the home directory of the application by prefixing the path with a tilde (e.g. ~/archive).
To save table of contents in a directory relative to the project directory, refer to the ARCHIVELIBRARY
keyword section of the project config file. The ArchiveLibrary keyword of the project config file, if set, has
precedence over this one. Sets the ArchiveLibrary keyword in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.
Audio Device The device used for audio output. Sets the video device keyword in
/usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.
Preview
Video Preview Device keyword specifies the device used for the graphics-to-video display. Sets the
VideoPreviewDevice keyword in /usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.
Vtr
Vtr Identifies video tape recorders that can be used for clip I/O. Any enabled VTR can be selected for a project,
regardless of the project's video I/O timings. Sets the Vtr keyword in
/usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg.
Media Storage
Media Storage Configures /usr/discreet/sw/cfg/stone+wire.cfg.
Backburner
Local Server Setting The network name of the workstation running the Backburner Manager. In a standalone
setup, use localhost (the default). In a render-farm setup, enter the name of the dedicated Backburner
Manager workstation.
Xorg.conf
Screen Selection Configures /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
8 | Chapter 2 Linux
Uninstall
1 If you are logged in as the application user in KDE, log out and log back into KDE as root.
2 From the KDE menu, choose Autodesk > Remove Software.
3 Select the packages you want to uninstall in the RPM list on the left (click Select All to select all the
packages), then click the arrow to move them to the RPM uninstall list on the right then click Next.
4 In the Choose folders window choose the application directories you want to remove from the
/usr/discreet directory, and click Next.
5 In the confirmation dialog click Uninstall & Remove. The uninstallation starts and displays details on
the process.
6 Optionally delete the log files associated with a given application version in /usr/discreet/log, or
/var/log/ for Flame.
Uninstall | 9
10
Mac OS X
3
Install
If you are installing Flare or Flame Assist on a fresh new install of Mac OS X, first verify that the hostname
and Computer Name are the same:
1 In a terminal, get the hostname of the workstation with the hostname command.
2 In Systems Preferences > Sharing, check that Computer Name is the same as the hostname.
3 If the names are different, change the Computer Name to that of the hostname, and then proceed
with the install. If they're the same there's nothing more to do.
If you've already installed the application without first verifying that the Computer Name and the hostname
match, and if the application complains that Stone+Wire cannot start, try the following:
1 In a terminal, as root, create /usr/discreet/clip/.
2 In a terminal, get the hostname of the workstation with the hostname command.
3 In Systems Preferences > Sharing, check that Computer Name is the same as the hostname. Change
the Computer Name to the hostname if they are different.
4 Using the Setup Assistant, under Media Storage, you should now be able to try and add a new partition.
The Setup Assistant in available in Applications/Autodesk/[Flame Assist or Flare]/Utilities.
5 Start Stone+Wire using the Service Monitor application, also found in the Utilities folder.
To install you'll need the DMG files containing the installer; they are linked from the release notes. You'll
also need an administrator password for your Mac.
1 Open the DMG image file, and double click Install <product>, then click through the installer.
2 If your system has multiple drives, you may be prompted to choose a drive. For the media storage
device it is recommended, but not required, to use a drive other than your system drive. Wherever you
place the media cache, you can stop Spotlight indexing it from System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy.
3 Once you exit the installer, the application is ready to use. A link to the app is in Applications/Autodesk.
The following is also installed. To see if the service is properly running, after installation go to:
Applications/Autodesk/<product>/Utilities/Service monitor.
■ Autodesk Wiretap Gateway: a background service used for media import.
■
Autodesk Backburner Manager & Server: background renderer.
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■
Stone+Wire: tools installed with all Creative Finishing applications, except Lustre.
Uninstall
1 Run Applications/Autodesk/<product>/Utilities/Uninstall. This leaves directories containing
configuration files, project data and user preferences. This helps when reinstalling. All versions of the
application use /usr/discreet and it must be kept if you have other versions installed.
2 To optionally remove all files:
1 In a Terminal , run sudo rm -rf /usr/discreet /Applications/Autodesk/Smoke*
/Applications/Autodesk/Flare* /Applications/Autodesk/Flame\ Assist* according to which
applications you want to delete. This cannot be undone.
2 The installer shares /usr/discreet over the network.To disable that, comment out the line
/usr/discreet -network -maproot=root in /etc/exports, then restart the computer.
Configure the application
OS X system preferences
These must be set for each user account:
■ The OS X firewall must be off (default setting), otherwise it blocks incoming network connections.
■
By default the application uses keyboard shortcuts that conflict with the OS X default settings. In Keyboard
> Keyboard Shortcuts, disable shortcuts using the function keys (F1, F2), control key, or option meta key.
If the Mac has an Apple keyboard enable Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys at Keyboard >
Keyboard tab.
■
Sharing: turn Web Sharing on to enable Wiretap Central and Backburner Web Monitor.
■
Spotlight: in the Privacy tab, add the media storage volume to the list of locations Spotlight does not
search.
■
Sound: if you are using an AJA I/O device, ensure it is not selected for sound output.
Configure the application with the Setup Utility
Run the Setup utility from /Applications/Autodesk/<product>/Utilities/.
If you have multiple versions installed, select the version you want to configure from the drop-down list at
the top of the window.
In the Preview and Vtr tabs, the Duplicate and Delete buttons apply to the selected entry, not the one checked
under Active.
To discard unsaved changes in all the tabs of the setup utility, click Reload.
To edit the parameters directly in the application configuration file, click Manual Edit. It can be backed up
at /usr/discreet/<product>/cfg/init.cfg.
General
Video Device The video output device to be used.
Audio Device The audio output device to be used. If your Mac is equipped with an AJA device, select AJA.
If it is equipped with a Blackmagic Design device, select BMD. Otherwise, select CoreAudio to use the default
sound card of your workstation. You can only use the audio device that matches the video device. Similarly,
you can only use CoreAudio if neither AJA nor BMD is set as the video device.
12 | Chapter 3 Mac OS X
Reserved Application Memory The amount of memory allocated to frame buffers used by modules such
as the Player, Action, Input/Output clip. Sets the video MemoryApplication keyword in
/usr/discreet/[product_name]/cfg/init.cfg. You can set this manually, or set it to Automatic. If set to
Automatic, the MemoryApplication keyword is commented out in init.cfg, and memory is allocated
according to the amount of system RAM:
■ 32GB or more: 33 per cent of RAM is allocated.
■
Less than 32GB: 50 per cent of RAM is allocated up to 4GB, or up to 3GB if less than 11.5GB RAM.
Network Panel Display
ShowAll displays all known framestores in the Network panel without verifying their availability.
ShowMounted displays only available framestores.
Default Web Browser The Web browser used by the application. To use your Mac's default browser, set to
open.
Default Shortcut Profile Sets the keyboard shortcut configuration to be used.
Menu Bar Sets whether the menu bar is displayed in the application.
Table of Contents Location The path where online HTML and ASCII tables of contents are saved when
archiving. The default location is /usr/discreet/archive.
Single Screen This option is shown only if multiple screens are detected on the system. When enabled, the
UI of the application is restricted to a single screen.
Preview
Specifies the device used for the broadcast monitor connected through an AJA or Blackmagic Design device.
Enable entries for the resolutions of your projects, as well as the resolutions supported by your hardware
configuration.
If you go from a Blackmagic Design to an AJA device after installation , or from an AJA to a BLackmagic
Design one, you must update. The following 1920x1080 timings are only supported when using an AJA
Kona 3G: 50p, 5994p, and 60p.
If you do not have a sync connected to your workstation, enable some free run timings for your broadcast
monitoring. Enable the timings with a SyncSource set to freesync.
Vtr
If you have an AJA or Blackmagic Design device connected to a VTR, enable the timings you plan on using
with the connected VTR. AJA devices support 3G-SDI connections. Blackmagic Design devices do not.
Media Storage
This is the path to where all imported and rendered frames are stored. It is recommended to use a fast drive,
and not to use your system drive. To define a new media storage volume, click Add. Click Manual Edit to
edit the configuration file in a text editor. You also need to use manual edit to delete a storage volume.
Parameters:
■ Name: a label to identify the media storage. Required.
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Location: path to the media files on your storage device. Do not select the root of a drive as your media
storage folder. Create a subfolder to hold all your media files in one place. The recommended folder
name is Autodesk Media Storage/. Required.
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8-bit Integer, 10-bit Integer, 12-bit Integer and 12-bit Packed Integer. The file formats used when writing
frames of those bit depths to the storage. Optional.
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Jpeg Compression: can be set from 0 (lowest compression, highest quality) to 100 (highest compression,
lowest quality). Optional.
Backburner: configure background processing
Manager Hostname The hostname or IP address of the Backburner Manager system that will handle
background jobs. This enables the Background Wire and Background Proxies buttons in the application;
they are otherwise greyed out.
Configure Wacom pen buttons
1 Open the System Preferences / Wacom Tablet panel.
2 If Grip Pen does not appear in the Tool section, touch the pen on the tablet.
3 Select the Pen tab.
4 Ensure the top pen button is assigned to the double-click function, and that the bottom pen button
is assigned to the right-click function.
Advanced network configuration
If your system is not using the correct network interface, for example wifi vs. ethernet, you can specify which
local interfaces it should use in /usr/discreet/cfg/network.cfg. Documentation about the syntax is in the file
itself. You can hard code a default device and a fallback device for data transfer and for multicasting.
Troubleshooting & support
Media storage problems
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You may need to reconfigure your media storage if it is trying to use hardware that is no longer available.
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Repairing media storage mount points: if your Mac experiences a hard reboot (e.g. because of a power
outage), when it restarts the operating system may mount the media storage incorrectly (for example,
/Volumes/Storage1 instead of /Volumes/Storage). If media storage will be inaccessible. To delete an
incorrect mount point:
1 On your Mac, go to System Preferences / Sharing, and disable all the file services.
2 In Finder use command+shift+g to navigate to /Volumes.
3 In Volumes/, find the incorrect mount point folder. It should have the name of the original mount
point (for example, Storage), but its icon depicts a folder instead of a disk drive.
4 Delete the folder.
5 Restart the Mac. Restore System Preferences / Sharing settings.
6 If the media storage is still not available after restart, use the Mac application Disk Utility to repair
the media storage disk. See the Mac documentation for details.
Fix VOLUMEMGT and No Volume errors
Follow the steps below if you cannot select your framestore volume, or if you get the following error: Error:
VOLUMEMGT : Failed to initialize Stone+Wire connection.
1 Exit the application.
2 Open Applications / Autodesk / <product>/Utilities / Service Monitor.
3 Restart the Stone+Wire service and start the application.
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Backburner
To restart Backburner Manager:
1 In a terminal, check that the Backburner Manager service is running: sudo ps -ef | grep -i backburner
2 If backburnerManager does not appear in the output of the command, restart the Backburner Manager
service: sudo /usr/discreet/backburner/backburner_manager restart
3 To view details on the Manager's status, run the Console application from Applications / Utilities,
and look for entries containing com.autodesk.backburner_manager, or check the backburner log files
in the /usr/discreet/backburner/Network directory.
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